Provides a detailed account of current police practice in the UK in the late 1990s, in response to sexual assault. The authors use case studies and interviews to find out why when the number of rape cases has almost trebled since 1985, the proportion of cases resulting in a conviction has dropped from 24 to 8.6 per cent. Chapters cover: an overview of existing research on domestic violence, rape and sexual assault; police culture and accusations of sexism, racism, homophobia and sexual harrassment within the police force; police recording practices and the role of the Crime Prosecution...
Provides a detailed account of current police practice in the UK in the late 1990s, in response to sexual assault. The authors use case studies and in...
